John Caskie Collet
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1947 and confirmed by voice vote, John Caskie Collet was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1898–1955
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1947
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Kimbrough Stone
- Succeeded by
- Charles Evans Whittaker
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Eastern District of Missouri | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1937 | Western District of Missouri | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
| 1947 | Eighth Circuit succeeded Kimbrough Stone | Truman (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Read law | 1920 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Collet authored 18 published opinions for the court (1937–1946). Most cited: United States v. Certain Land in City of St. Louis, Mo. (24 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | United States v. Certain Land in City of St. Louis, Mo. | 29 F. Supp. 92 | 24 |
| 1941 | United States v. Certain Land in City of St. Louis, Mo. | 41 F. Supp. 809 | 23 |
| 1942 | Berryman v. Pullman Co. | 48 F. Supp. 542 | 20 |
| 1940 | Babler v. Shell Pipe Line Corporation | 34 F. Supp. 10 | 18 |
| 1937 | Cupples Co. v. American Federation of Labor | 20 F. Supp. 894 | 12 |
| 1946 | Vollrath v. Wabash R. Co. | 65 F. Supp. 766 | 11 |
| 1938 | Franklin v. May Department Stores Co. | 25 F. Supp. 735 | 11 |
| 1941 | HE Miller Oil Co. v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. | 37 F. Supp. 831 | 9 |
| 1937 | Grace Co. v. Williams | 20 F. Supp. 263 | 9 |
| 1938 | Donnelly Garment Co. v. International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union | 23 F. Supp. 998 | 8 |
| 1945 | Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co. v. Darby | 59 F. Supp. 175 | 7 |
| 1942 | State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. Smith | 48 F. Supp. 570 | 7 |
| 1940 | Bluford v. Canada | 32 F. Supp. 707 | 7 |
| 1939 | Shields v. Shields | 26 F. Supp. 211 | 5 |
| 1939 | Conner v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. | 25 F. Supp. 855 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed John Caskie Collet?
- President Harry S Truman appointed John Caskie Collet to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 1947.
- Was John Caskie Collet appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Caskie Collet was appointed by President Harry S Truman, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Caskie Collet's confirmation vote?
- John Caskie Collet was confirmed by voice vote on July 8, 1947. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was John Caskie Collet on?
- John Caskie Collet was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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8 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).